durance vile: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Imprisonment or confinement; captivity, often implying harsh, punitive, or unjust detention.
Examples
BetaHe spent months in durance vile after being falsely accused in the political scandal.
He spent months in harsh imprisonment after being falsely accused in the political scandal.
The journalist described the prison conditions as a form of durance vile that broke many spirits.
The journalist described the prison conditions as harsh confinement that broke many spirits.
After the coup, several dissidents found themselves in durance vile with little hope of release.
After the coup, several dissidents found themselves in unjust captivity with little hope of release.
Examples:
- EN: Many thanks for liberating me from durance vile.ES: Gracias por evitarme el juicio.
- EN: And the times we've been incarcerated... in durance vile!ES: Y las veces que hemos ido a la cárcel. ¡A chirona!
- EN: Oh, no, he'd merely try to incarcerate me in durance vile for the rest of my life.ES: Oh, no, él simplemente trata de encarcelarme con una muy larga sentencia para el resto de mi vida.
- EN: So Gussie is freed from durance vile and you bring him to Deverill Hall?ES: Así que Gussie sale de la cárcel ¿y lo traes a Deverill Hall?
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